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Trump Administration Asks Supreme Court To Block Order To Return Mistakenly Deported Man

Supreme Court to hear school disability discrimination case

5:00am April 28, 2025

by Nina Totenberg

At issue is a case testing the reach of federal laws that promise special help for children with disabilities in public schools. Specifically: What do parents have to prove in order to get that specialized help?

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National

Latest power outage underscores Puerto Rico's electricity issues

by Leila Fadel

NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with reporter Alex Figueroa Cancel of El Nuevo Día about the widespread outages the island has had since Hurricane Maria.

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World News

Tourism rentals force some longtime Mexico City residents out of housing

by Emily Green

Mexico City is the latest major metropolitan area to impose restrictions on Airbnb — after New York City and Barcelona. Soaring housing prices have displaced many longtime residents.

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World News

Following surge in gang violence, Trinidad and Tobago declare state of emergency

by Leila Fadel

NPR's Leila Fadel talks to journalist Kejan Haynes on the latest from Trinidad and Tobago, where the government declared a state of emergency following bouts of gang violence.

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National

With every new year comes a slew of artistic works entering the public domain

by Steve Inskeep

Some of the properties headed into the public domain on Jan. 1 include the first Marx Brothers' film, William Faulkner's "The Sound and the Fury" and the first appearances of Popeye the Sailor Man.

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World News

Morning news brief

by Steve Inskeep

Ukraine's capital begins the new year under a new wave of Russian drone attacks. At least half of Puerto Rico is starting the new year without power. Many people this month will embark on Dry January.

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Arts

Have you thought about your New Year's resolutions? You might want to hold off

Some psychologists say forget about making sweeping New Year's resolutions, and make small lifestyle changes instead.

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World News

Major sticking points between Israel and Hamas have made a ceasefire elusive

by Leila Fadel

Throughout 2024 negotiations for a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas were on again and off again. There were moments of great optimism and then months of no negotiations at all.

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National

Joe Biden ends 2024 trying to define his legacy at home and abroad

by Tamara Keith

President Biden's legacy at the end of his time in office is complicated by the fact that he stayed too long.

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National

As the number of neon workers have dwindled, an Ohio shop is keeping the lights on

Neon signs aren't as popular as they used to be, but that's not stopping a craftsman in Ohio from creating the vintage lighting.

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Music & Culture

MUSICIANS WE LOST IN 2024

A montage of some of the musicians who died in 2024. For a more complete list, visit NPR Music's article on musicians we lost this year.

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World News

Biden administration to send billions more in aid to Ukraine

by Jackie Northam

The White House says it will send nearly $6 billion in military and budget aid to Ukraine. It's likely to be the last bit of support by the Biden administration as Trump's team is about to take over.

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Israeli raid on a key hospital in northern Gaza forces the facility to shut down

by Anas Baba

Israeli forces raided the last hospital in northern Gaza able to treat children and intensive care cases. The raid followed months of intense attacks on the hospital and the area around it.

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